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class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><span class="note">Tacks Neuer</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tacks_Neuer_1908_newspaper.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Tacks_Neuer_1908_newspaper.jpg/220px-Tacks_Neuer_1908_newspaper.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Tacks_Neuer_1908_newspaper.jpg/330px-Tacks_Neuer_1908_newspaper.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Tacks_Neuer_1908_newspaper.jpg/440px-Tacks_Neuer_1908_newspaper.jpg 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="483" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1877-06-08</span>)</span>June 8, 1877<br /><a href="/wiki/Fremont,_Ohio" title="Fremont, Ohio">Fremont, Ohio</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> January 14, 1966<span style="display:none">(1966-01-14)</span> (aged 88)<br /><a href="/wiki/Northumberland,_Pennsylvania" title="Northumberland, Pennsylvania">Northumberland, Pennsylvania</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Left</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Left</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">August 28, 1907, for the New York Highlanders</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 3, 1907, for the New York Highlanders</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">4–2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">2.17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">22</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/neuerte01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7673945#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Highlanders" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Highlanders">New York Highlanders</a> in <a href="/wiki/1907_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1907 Major League Baseball season">1907</a>. 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He retired after 1910 and became an <a href="/wiki/Umpire" title="Umpire">umpire</a>. He then worked at <a href="/wiki/Bendix_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Bendix Aviation">Bendix Aviation</a> until his retirement in 1942. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tacks_Neuer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Neuer was born in <a href="/wiki/Fremont,_Ohio" title="Fremont, Ohio">Fremont, Ohio</a>, and was one of eight children born to Henry Neuer and Jennie Catherman. He and his family moved to <a href="/wiki/Sunbury,_Pennsylvania" title="Sunbury, Pennsylvania">Sunbury, Pennsylvania</a>, when he was a child. In 1898, Neuer enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a> as a private, and was discharged the following year. After his discharge, he worked as a brakeman for a local railroad for the next few years.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 1904, the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> intended to sign Neuer to a contract.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, nothing came of it and he never played a game with the organization. </p><p>Six months after the rumored signing, Neuer was signed by the <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Barons_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball)">Wilkes-Barre Barons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_League_(1885%E2%80%931917)" title="New York State League (1885–1917)">New York State League</a>. He made his professional debut on July 27, 1905, and threw a one-hit <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutout</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Stars_(minor_league_baseball)" title="Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball)">Syracuse Stars</a>. He pitched for Wilkes-Barre the rest of the season. In his final game for them, he pitched both games of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a>, winning one and losing the other.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1906, Wilkes-Barre planned to re-sign Neuer, praising his hitting ability to the point that they were considering trying him out as an <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> or <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were unable to agree on a contract, and as a result he sat out the 1906 season.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1906, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> signed Neuer to a contract.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played with the Phillies through the spring, but was cut before the season started and sent to the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays_(minor_league)" title="Providence Grays (minor league)">Providence Grays</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(baseball,_1884%E2%80%931912)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (baseball, 1884–1912)">Eastern League</a>. He debuted for them in May, and after being on the team for five days was sent back to Philadelphia. The Phillies stated that they released him outright to Providence; the issue led to a dispute on which club should pay him for that month, which was settled the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the dispute, Neuer was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Savannah_Indians" title="Savannah Indians">Savannah Indians</a> of the <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League_(1904%E2%80%9317)" class="mw-redirect" title="South Atlantic League (1904–17)">South Atlantic League</a>. He played with the team for three months, and threw multiple <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutouts</a> for the team. As a result, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Highlanders" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Highlanders">New York Highlanders</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Clark Griffith</a> purchased Neuer on August 23 "for immediate delivery."<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_York_Highlanders">New York Highlanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tacks_Neuer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: New York Highlanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Neuer made his debut for New York on August 28, 1907, against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Americans">Boston Americans</a>. He pitched a <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutout</a> and earned a 1–0 victory in which he showed "excellent speed and control."<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A week later, he again faced the Americans, and while his pitching was not as "unsolvable" as in his debut, the Highlanders again won, 10–5.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His next appearance was against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> on September 9. In that game, he allowed two <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> and threw his second shutout of the season. A rematch against Washington five days later resulted in a 10–2 loss that "came as a great shock" due to his victory earlier in the month.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 21, Neuer made an appearance as a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, taking over for <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hogg" title="Bill Hogg">Bill Hogg</a> due to the latter's ineffectiveness.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His next appearance as a starter was against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a>. He was unable to control the baseball due to rain; the 5–2 game was called after six innings as a result, giving Neuer his second loss.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His final appearance of the season was on October 3 against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. In that game, he allowed three hits in an 8–0 victory for his third and final shutout of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neuer spent the offseason working as a hotel clerk, and after signing a contract for the 1908 season, he joined the team for <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Griffith continued to have faith in Neuer during the exhibition season, and said he could potentially be "one of the greatest ever in the twirling line."<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead of working on his control during that time, which was considered the main thing he needed to work on, he practiced throwing the <a href="/wiki/Knuckleball" title="Knuckleball">knuckleball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spitball" title="Spitball">spitball</a>. Griffith encouraged him to do so, believing that developing these trick pitches would allow him to become a great pitcher, and as a result, he practiced these pitches until, according to one sportswriter, "he was so wild he couldn’t hit the grand stand."<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In one exhibition game against Atlanta, he appeared in relief of <a href="/wiki/Jack_Chesbro" title="Jack Chesbro">Jack Chesbro</a>, and allowed four <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a> in less than an inning due to his lack of control.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His pitching continued to get worse, and by the end of spring training he was sent to the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Indians" title="Newark Indians">Newark Indians</a> of the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">Eastern League</a>. He never returned to the major leagues, becoming the only person to throw a shutout in both his major league debut and his final game.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tacks_Neuer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Neuer's debut for Newark, he allowed nine <a href="/wiki/Bases_on_balls" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases on balls">walks</a>, eight runs, and made two errors; his pitching was noted as the direct cause of the 8–5 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the beginning of June, Newark returned him to New York; in his short time in the Eastern League, Neuer set the record for most strikeouts in a game and most walks in a game, with 13 each.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Griffith sent him back to Newark almost immediately, and they in turn sent him to the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs_(International_League)" title="Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>, who in turn released him. He then signed with the <a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Travelers" title="Little Rock Travelers">Little Rock Travelers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association" title="Southern Association">Southern Association</a>, and pitched for them before being released on August 1.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> decided to give Neuer a tryout, hoping to add some pitching depth to help them, as they were in a <a href="/wiki/Pennant_race" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennant race">pennant race</a>. He did not make the roster, and was sent to the <a href="/wiki/Johnstown_Johnnies_(1883%E2%80%931961)" title="Johnstown Johnnies (1883–1961)">Johnstown Johnnies</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Tri-State_League" title="Tri-State League">Tri-State League</a>, where he finished the 1908 season. In 1909, he was increasingly referred to with the nickname of "Tacks", a nickname reserved for "restless, uneasy, erratic athletes", due to both his lack of control and his general inconsistency on the mound.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That season, he played with many teams, both professional and semi-pro, and was frequently released to his inability to control the ball. The following year, he attempted one more comeback with the <a href="/wiki/Binghamton_Bingoes" title="Binghamton Bingoes">Binghamton Bingoes</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_League" title="New York State League">New York State League</a>. Manager Jack Warner found his control to be so bad that he refused to use him in a regular season game, and Neuer's release from Binghamton marked the end of his professional career.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After retiring from baseball, Neuer became an <a href="/wiki/Umpire" title="Umpire">umpire</a> for local semi-pro and amateur baseball games, and worked for Bendix Aviation Corporation in <a href="/wiki/Greene,_New_York" title="Greene, New York">Greene, New York</a> until retiring in 1942. As an umpire, he was known for his entertaining style, adding extra emphasis on his calls to amuse game attendees. Neuer was married twice and had one son, Eugene, from his first marriage. He moved to <a href="/wiki/Northumberland,_Pennsylvania" title="Northumberland, Pennsylvania">Northumberland, Pennsylvania</a> in the 1940s, where he lived until his death in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tacks_Neuer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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